Post #364047 by MauiTiki on Thu, Feb 28, 2008 1:18 PM

On 2008-02-28 13:03, LOL Tiki wrote:
I saw this when I placed an order not long after the new website went live. What happens is, as you add items to your order the shopping cart accumulates the shipping total as if each item ordered was being shipped individually, in its own box. However, if you order more than one of the same item the shipping charge increases little (if at all).

As an example:

• 1 Geckoma - Shipping $12.00

• 1 Geku - Shipping $14.00

• 1 Pele - Shipping $10.00

• 2 Geckoma - Shipping $12.00

• 1 Geckoma + 1 Geku - Shipping $26.00

• 2 Geckoma + 1 Geku - Shipping $26.00

• 2 Geckoma + 2 Geku - Shipping $26.00

• 1 Geckoma + 1 Geku + 1 Pele - Shipping $36.00

I exchanged a few emails with Gecko regarding this when I placed my last order; as I recall this is something he plans to have fixed.

LOL, Paypal has limited shipping calculation capabilities with their free shopping cart. We can calculate shipping by price (how much you spend) or per item. Because the items vary in size and weight, we cannot calculate the shipping by how much you spend, so we have attached a shipping price to each item. it works great if you order one item or 2 of the same item, but if you order 3 or 4 different items that can be shipped together, the shipping charges can get out of control. If you want to order several items that could be shipped together it's best to communicate with Gecko.

He has refunded several people who were overcharged for shipping.

One day we'll take the time to incorporate a true shopping cart.